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Regmi MR, Carbrey SA, Parajuli P, et al. A Rare Case of Isolated and Idiopathic Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection in a Female Patient on Multiple Medications. Cureus. 2019;11(9):e5770doi: 10.7759/cureus.5770.
Regmi, M. R., Carbrey, S. A., Parajuli, P., Lara Garcia, O. E., & Bhattarai, M. (2019). A Rare Case of Isolated and Idiopathic Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection in a Female Patient on Multiple Medications. Cureus, 11(9), e5770. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5770
Regmi, Manjari R, et al. "A Rare Case of Isolated and Idiopathic Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection in a Female Patient on Multiple Medications." Cureus vol. 11,9 (2019): e5770. doi: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5770
Regmi MR, Carbrey SA, Parajuli P, Lara Garcia OE, Bhattarai M. A Rare Case of Isolated and Idiopathic Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection in a Female Patient on Multiple Medications. Cureus. 2019 Sep 26;11(9):e5770. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5770. PMID: 31723529; PMCID: PMC6825480.
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Cureus. 2019 Sep 26;11(9):e5770. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5770.

A Rare Case of Isolated and Idiopathic Spontaneous Renal Artery Dissection in a Female Patient on Multiple Medications.

Cureus

Manjari R Regmi, Sarah-Grace A Carbrey, Priyanka Parajuli, Odalys Estefania Lara Garcia, Mukul Bhattarai

Affiliations

  1. Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA.
  2. Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA.

PMID: 31723529 PMCID: PMC6825480 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.5770

Abstract

Constituting less than 25% of all renal artery dissections (RAD), isolated spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare diagnosis that can cause subsequent renal infarction with impairment. The majority of SRAD cases are idiopathic. Management ranges from conservative, medical to endovascular, and surgical repair. We report a case of a young female on multiple medications who presented with SRAD. She presented with acute abdominal pain and was found to have isolated spontaneous renal artery dissection. The etiology of this patient's isolated SRAD could possibly be pinned down to her multiple stimulant medications used after the major known causes were ruled out.

Copyright © 2019, Regmi et al.

Keywords: dextroamphetamine; dissection; methylphenidate; poly-pharmacy; spontaneous renal artery dissection; stimulant use

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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